The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18


dresses you" Between 1880 and 1894
the Indians killed in the area now in
cluded in Nashville and its suburbs one
person every ten days on an average. In
1877 80 were killed. The next year An
drew Jackson and party arrived. He
was soon a leader in Indian warfare,
then a leading lawyer and judge. In
January, 1896, he represented his pre-
cinct in the state constitutional conven-
tion at Knoxville, and in the following
December he entered congress as the
first representative from Tennessee.
The state has given three presidents
to the nation-all natives of North Car
DINA, however, though jackson always
thought he was native of South Caro-
lima. Other heroes of whom the state is
proud were David Crockett, hero Of the
Alamo; Thomas Ell. Benton, Sam Hous-
ton, Bell, Coffee and many more, not to
mention those of our own time Now
the state purposes to celebrate all these
as we'll as her wonderful achievement
in material things An organization has
been completed similar to that for the
Chicago World 3 fair, and the capital Of
$3.50, 600 already secured Will be de-
voted to the erection of buildings and
preparation of the grounds, but this is
only small part of what viii be ex-
pended
The president Of the commission is
Nathaniel Baxter, Jr., native of the
state and noted as president of the Ten
nessee Coal, Railroad and Iron compa-
ny. The first vice president is General
w H Jackson, known to the country
as owner of the famous Belle Meade
stock farm. The director general is Ma
jor A. w. Willis, a native of Pennsylva-
MIA who came to Nashville as a Federal
officer during the war, married Nash
vile lady, was postmaster of the city
during the Harrison administration and
made a record in the Office of which all
Nashville is proud Ex-Congressman
Fl. Clay Evans of Chattanooga. also a
Pennsylvania by birth, and all the other
officials are men Of like standing, ex-
perience and energy. The women also
have an organization, and the ladies
who have The Hermitage in charge ex-
pect to take an important part
The Hermitage, known to all Ameri-
cans as the home Of Andrew Jackson, is
IL miles eas& of Nashville and is pre-
served as he left it, save that it is web
filed with mementOs of the old hero
and other historic relics. The house is q
square red brick standing some distance
from the road and reached by broad
avenue SO densely shaded by heavy ce-
even at midday This leads to a broad
and beautiful lawn in front Of the house.
Within plain sight and not far away is
the tomb holding the mortal remains of
Jackson and his Rachel, above whose
grave is a slab, bearing the affecting
tribute written by her husband and con-
tanning this reference to attacks made
on her in partisan campaigns.
"A being so gentle and so virtuous
Islander might wound, but could not dis
honor. =
Belle Meade, the most noted stock
farm IN America, if not IN the world,
is q few miles northwest Of Nashville
Tt consists Of 5, 200 acres of splendid
land and is the property of General w.
H. jackson and his brother, the ex-sen-
ator and present United States circuit
judge. There is Iroquois, who won the
Epson Derby, Prince Of Wales stakes
and Doncaster over everything in Eng
land Also Luke Blackburn, who as a
3-year-old won p ont Of p races.
The first permanent settlement was
made at Nashville in the winter Of
1779-80, and it received a city charter
in 1906, but had no more than 20, 600
Inhabitants at the beginning OF the war.
Even in 1870 the federal census credited
it with but 20, $50. Soon after the great
development began, and now its 100, 600
people can compare with any equal
number in the world as to extent and
variety of manufactures, active capital,
and especially in splendid buildings and
great institutions Of learning.