The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
Senator's Daughters
Compromise With
Nelson's.
Mrs. Vanderbilt ArrSngeS
With Her Sister for
q Division.
Mrs. 0elrichS Will Take the Lick House
and Bella Vista Hotel as Part
of Her Share.

The coming here to-day Of William
X. Vanderbilt Jr. has been preceded
by the announcement that the way has
been cleared for the distribution Of the
'estate Of the late Senator James @.
r air and that his daughters. Mrs Van
derb5lt and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, viii
receive their shares within the next
ten or fifteen days. If not earlier Mrs
Nanderbilt has been here several days
awaiting the arrival OF her husband
and il was stated by the lady yester-
Gay that Mrs Oelrichs Will soon start
from New York for this city. BY that
time a decree of distribution Of the
estate Of the late Caroline Fair, wife
II the late Charles Fair, of whose es-
tate her property is an asset, will have
been handed down and then the final
division Of the property of the Senator
viii be made between the surviving
daughters. A distribution of the estate
0f Senator Fair would have been made
long ago but for the untimely death
Of Charles Fair which was followed by
much litigation.
NELSON'S COMPROMISE.
The Nelson's, kin Of Mrs. Charles Fair,
have fought distribution. contending
that Mrs. Fair died after ner husband,
but il developed yesterday that within
the last three weeks the Nelson's have
accepted compromise, and tightly
locked in the vaults or the attorneys
Of Mrs. Oelrichs is an agreement re-
GENTLY signed by the opposing relatives
Of the late Mrs. Charles Fair which
precludes all possibility Of any future
contest over the millions that are to
20 10 Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Oel-
richs. This settlement was quietly
made, and the fact that it had been
effected did not become public until
yesterday. II is also authoritatively
announced that the proposed contest
Of a mysterious heir OF Charles Fair
has been abandoned. Anticipating the
removal Of these Z -tacles, Mrs. Van
derbilt and Mrs. Oelrichs, before the
latter left New York two weeks ago,
arranged between themselves for a di-
vision Of the entire Fair estate.
DIVIDE THE ESTATE.
Under this agreement Mrs. Oelrichs
will take the Lick House property. the
Bella Vista Hotel site and certain
smaller properties in this city. Mrs.
Vanderbilt viii take as her principal
share OF her IA hers estate the five
story stone Office building at 2SO Mont
Eomery street, the old Fair residence
property at l120 Pine street, the flats
on the corner of Jones and Pine streets
and smaller properties throughout the
city. The sisters agreed that it would
not be advisable TO divide the larger
outside lands, including the big ranch
At knights Landing. but will try to
dispose Of them as a whole to the high
est bidder.
Deeds transferring these properties
in the manner mentioned have already
been prepared and viii be filed in this
city as soon as the decree Of distribu-
tion in the estate Of Mrs. Caroline Fair
has been issued.
II is the intention Of Mrs. Oelrichs
10 proceed as fast as possible with the
construction Of the FairmOnt Hotel.
She also intends to invest a consider
bic portion Of the money she will re-
ccive from her fathers estate in i'm
proyements in the properties which she
viii acquire. In fact, il was stated yes
terday by one Of her most intimate
friends who is we'll acquainted with
her purposes that Mrs. Oelrichs has
great confidence in the future of San
Francisco and has been deeply i'm
pressed with the idea that her money
cannot be better invested elsewhere.