Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-07-19

QUEBEC, July 1S.--In observance
OF the 300th anniversary OF the found
ing of Quebec By Samuel de Cham
plain, the intrepid French navigator
and explorer who was the first man
10 explore a large section of the North
American continent, the Dominion of
Canada, England, France and the
United States are uniting in the most
elaborate celebration ever held in the
part of the world. The Prince OF
Wales, the vice-president of the Unit
ed States, the encouragement Oh
Australia, military and diplomatic rep
resentatives of foreign powers and a
long list of other distinguished per
sons, including the foremost officials
of the provinces of Canada, are 10 be
present to commemorate the tercente-
nary of the time when Champlain
broke ground where the city of Que
bee now stands. Royalty, nobility,
generals, admirals, diplomats, legisia-
tors and men famed in the world of
art and letters will participate in his
torical pageants, in memorial rexercis-
es, in naval and military displays and
in the dedication of battlefields and
monuments. The progrm viii be ush-
cred in tomorrow and will continue un-
III lHG last Gay Oh juls-
A bare list of the notables who will
take part in the celebration, many of
whoam have arrived in Quebec, would
ill columns of newspaper space. The
Prince of Wales is due TO reach the
city next Wednesday on the cruiser
Indomitable. He VIII be accompanied
by 2 brilliant staff and will be re-
ceiyed and entertained On scale be-
fitting his exalted rank. Other nota-
bles from the mother country viii be
Lord Roberts, the Duke OF Norfolk,
Earl Dudley, Earl Ranfuriy, Lord Low
at and Sir Alfred Lyttleton. The Unit
ed States will be officially represented
by Viee-President Charles W. Fair
banks and by Rear Admiral ". S.
Cowles, who has arrived here on the
battleshfp New Hampshire. France
has sent several wrships and an Off
cial deputation headed by Vice-Admir-
al Jaureguiberry and L. S. Herbette.
councillor of state.
One of the most notable features
of the celebration program will be the
dedication of the battlefield of the
Plains of Abraham as national park,
with the Prince of Wales presiding at
the conservation. This event is 10
take D4dGS next anu " IL DG pa .
ticipated in by $4,000 troops. In the
park will be erected joint monu-
ment TO the two heroes, Wolfe and
Montcalm, Englishman and French
man, who fought, $50 years ago, a
battle that decided that the future of
the country should be in the keeping
of the AngIo-SaxOn. A descendant of
Montealm will be present at the cere-
mony.
The public is chiefly interested in
the historical pageants, which promise
to be more elaborate than anything
of the kind ever attempted before in
America. The pageant will comprise
eight principal scenes taken from Ca
madam history, some of which will in
clude several tableauX. The first
scene of the pageant will represent
the coming of Cartier, 400 years ago.
Next will be the gorgeous court Of
France, the gardens at Fontainbleu,
with Francis l., surrounded by his vel
vet-cIad courtieTs, talking with Car
tier on the wonders of the new couu-
try. Another court scene will show
the king ON his throne and the stately
pavanne danced by famous beauties Of
the seventeenth century. Other scenes
will depict the landing of Champlaiu,
the appearance OF Quebec twenty
years after its founding, and the bat
tie of the Plains of Abraham.