Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-07

Alva Il. Vanderbilt VS.. William X.
Vanderbilt AN the papers in the case
We're CALLED UP and nothing specific as
to the nature of the case could be as
certained
The decree by Justice Barrett awards
the custody of the children of the mar
rage to Mrs. Vanderbilt, it being pro-
vlded THAT they shall be educated in
the United States.
The action was begun Jan. ) last,
and the defendant put in AN answer
denying the charges. Edmund Kelly
WAS appointed referee to hear and de-
termine and filed his report GU Jan
Is. On Feb. . and % hearings We're
lrad at special terms of the supreme
court before Justice Barrett, ON mo-
lions to cortrm the report, and on the
question of nlimony. Mr.. Vanderbilt
on the latter day rendered the plain
Till deed whereby he conveyed prop
crry in satisfaction for claims of ali
mony.
Mrs. Vanderbilt used to cause much
talk by her extravaganza. Shortly
after she and Mr. Vanderbilt returned
from their wedding trip in 1878, he
built the handsome house at the corner
of Fifty-second street and Fifth ave
nue., which cost about $3,OOO,0O0. The
great marble house which Mr.. Wander
bilt built for his wife at Newport, and
/ which was only completed in 1893,
cost Sl,OOO00O. 1t was a subject of
unpleasant comment at the summer
colony THAT visitors to this house We're
not admiuted even beyond the front
gate until their claims to know Mrs.
Vanderbilt had been passed upon by
her. Her eXoluSiyeneSs took this form.
SO great has been her eXuraya gance
of late that even the ineXhauStible Mr..
Vanderbilt began To complain. She
hired Il suite of rooms at the Hotel
! Bristol, in Paris for a few weeks and
had them refurnished in the most ex-
pensiye manner which Parisian trades
! men could devise. This is said to have
been the laSt straw which broke the
camels back of Mr.. Nanderbilt's pa
| thence. Then he took to exhibiting
himself publicly in the French capital
with Nellie Neustretter.
The remarkable exclusive Mrs. VAN
derbilt was originally Miss Alva
Smith daughter OF Murray Smith of
Mobile. Ala. He was Il poor man. "a
provision merchant or something of
THAT sort with Il number of pretty
daughters whom he educated Well. Mr..
J Vanderbilt met her at a reception
given by her sister, Mrs. Elliot +.
shepard. He was then 26 years old.
and she had just been introduced to
New York society, With her two sisters,
by some prominent SouthernerS here.
The marriage took place shortly after
ward.
Mrs Vanderbilt belongs to a family
which ElS given an extraordinary
amount of employment to the divorce
courts. Her sister, Miss Jennie Smith.
married Fernando Yznagsn She ar
ranged I'm amioable divorce with him
and married Mr.. Tiffany. Mr.. Iznaga
then married Miss Mabel Wright. An
other sister. Miss Minnie Smith, mar
red II French nublcman named De
Fonbilllut from whom she is now sep
arated. De Fonbilliot made u brave
attempt to live md MIR. Nanderbilts ex-
pcnSe but is now said to be working
The remaining sister is the only one
who has had no matrimonial unpleas-
antness. She is unmarried and the de-
voted friend of Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt.
William Nissan Vanderbilt, whose
domestic troubles are of sufficient Inn
portance To interest the whole -Amel--
can nation. is The third son of the late
William IL Vanderbilt. He is now
A years Old. He was educated at Yale
, and abroad, and then entered the office
! of his grandfather, Commodore VAN
tlerbilt, With whom he was great fav-
! orite. The commodore left him $1,000
: 600. The late William II. Vanderbilt
beutreathed to each of his children
100000 900 The residue of The estate,
) valued mt S1o0oo0.00O. was divided
equally between Cornelius and William
X. who in addition received each the
same share as their brothers and sis
tiers. w X Vanderbilt is, therefore,
one of the richest men in the world
At one time he made himself con.
spicuous in Wtull street by his dispo-
/ Sitinn to take flyers. which he could
! we'll afford 10 do His brother Cor.
nelius, who devotes himself to the man
agement Of his railroads. is notorious
for his caution. The younger brother
) experiences in the street are said 10
/ have been anything but profitable, He
| is now Il director in all the Vanderbilt
. lines Ills pet pnrperty is Lake Shore
and he is chairman Of tho board OF
directors If the read. He has always
been tminently THE society man IT ms
/ 5fimily Among the multi-mlHienl1res
III New York and Newport summer
colony. which CONSISTS Of the same per.
q sons. he il very popular.
In personal appearance he closely r.
>rmlties his hruf'ller Cornelius. lie il
1T middle height, with black lfair I
lplad, complexion. small side NhiskerS
!. anil Il -sol numorel PLACID expression.
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