The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

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every village and hamlet throughout the
country. For whole year there will
be succession Of holidays. each one
marking some stage Of the celebration.
Many Of the features Of the observation
will be Of practical nature and will
consist in the dedication of substantial
and permanent monuments to the ma
tional pride.
First comes the opening Of the new
parliament building, a magnificent
structure as fine as any In the world.
The building will cost. when completed,
over $S,000.000. Another feature will
be the opening Of two new bridges over
the Danube connecting the two ancient
divisions Of the city-Buda and Pesx.
An underground electric railway, under
Andrassy avenue, which is said 10 be
one Of the most beautiful streets In En-
rope, will be completed about this time
and an enormous new sewer directly
through the heart of the city will also
be put in operation. Another feature
which shows that the Hungarians are in
the forefront of civilization will be the
simultaneous opening Of 500 new schools
throughout the kingdom.
The elimination of the celebration
will occur on June s, which 10 the ami
versary of the kings coronation. Then
will be re-enacted the covenant Of ten
centuries ago, when Arpad entered
Hungary and swore holy oath that he
would share his councils with the six
chiefs who accompanied him. On this
occasion Francis Joseph, emperor of the
dual empire Of Austria and Hungary
and king Of the latter country, win
swear reciprocal fealty with the two
houses OF parliament The king will
wear the ancient regalia first worn By
St. Stephen of Hungary. Memorials
will be erected at the seven points ON
the Hungarian frontier occupied by the
conquerer when be entered the country
with his horsemen 1000 years ago.
But the chief charm Of the whole
celebration will be the exposition build-
iDgs- These are to be extremely artistic
in construction and finish and are to
be located in the varasligcl, which Is
the Bots de Bonlogne Of Budapest.
There are to be l69 Of these buildings,
large and small. and they viii cost &5,-
000. 900.
The exposition buildings are 70 be
divided into two sections In one the
Hungary OF the past centuries, the dead
Hungary, will be represented. This
will be the historical section. The other
will be the modern section and will rep-
resent the Hungary Of today. It will be
hard to predict which will be the more
interesting The historical section wiz
certainly be fascinating. Il will be-
housed in beautiful building. or gxoup
OF buildings rather, representia& al
ages Of Hungarian architectuue. In
these quaint and curious buildings will
be stored art treasures, relics and an
tiquities, each Of which will tell its
story of some bygone year On age In the
nations history. The archives and
treasures Of the dynasty will yield q
rich exhibit, and the sultan Of Turkey
will send relics of the Ottoman throne
which are connected with Hungarian
history. Museums Of other nations will
also contribute, including those Of this
country. Every custom, every art, ev-
cry phase Of the races character will be
shown. The picturesque costumes Of
long ago will be arranged in the order of
their antiquity. and a complete record
will be unfolded to the visitor from the
time of the Cloths down to the present
day.
The modern part of the exposition is
10 be located on an island in lagoon
which is an arm Of the beautiful blue
Danube. There model city is to be
builf, showing all the modern inven-
tions and advancements In sciences as
applied to daily life All these build
iDgs are now in the course Of construc-l
tion and will undoubtedly be finished By
May 2. when the opening ceremonies
are - begin.