The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-03
WAR FOR Y[RKES
MILLIONS IS ON
WiDOW-HRIDE I'M CHICAGO TO
PROSECUTE FIGHT FOR
HIDDEN FUNDS
HUSBAND IS ADVISER
Fioht--she Tells Lawyers Of
Determination--Dod
Reporters.

/ Chicago. March Mrs, Yerkes-
Miner. sprightly az a school girl and
ret cent as a diplomat, reached Chi
cago today at noon She spent two
hours in secret conference with the
attorneys of the Yerkes estate She
passed four hours lodging and running
away from newspaper men and curl
Gus persons
The only words ELECTED from her by
the work OF reporters all day were %
the coachman. Drive on drive on
and 10 the p-ess, No. no 30 away"
Wilson Miner will leave for Chi
cago tomorrow. She received tho fol-
lowing telegram from him this even
| ing;
New York, March ,. 1906.
Mrs. Yerkes- Miner, 3201 Mich gan
avenue Chicago:
''In bed with bad cold VIII leave
tomorrow IL better WILSON"
Mrs Miners arrival was followed
quickly by indications of trouble over
the Yeskes estate. which may or may
NOT be settled before the win appor-
tioning s15,090.000 comes up for pro
bate on March 10.
Rushes to Conference
The widow-bride. who has shown
temper and her will in ousting and
then taking back her ycJng husband
rushed from the train straight to the
business conference with the lawyers
and there asserted herself without any
other aid than her secretary.
Just four persons were present at
the two-hour conference They were
Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner. her secretary.
Miss Fitzpatrick. Louis S. 0wsley, co
executor of the will and former private
secretary OF Charles T. Yerkes. ami
Clarence A. Knight. attorney for the
| Yerkes estate.
Owsley's request that Mrs Miner
resign, and permit him to be sole ex-
ecutor Of the sl5.000.0oO estate was
oyerruled by her, IL is reported. Mrs.
Miner will act as co-executor of the
will and protect her own interests II
she decides to accept the terms OF the
Will though she may refuse The be-
quest Of 100000 In cash and a life in+
come from s7.500.05e and bring suit
to obtain her dover right OF s5.000000.
Pins Faith to Husband.
The young husband will decide II all
as Mrs. Miner now reposes entire con-
fidence in him, though the Yerkes fac
tion resents any intrusion by him. II
s expected that Mrs. Mizner win ap-
point him her personal representative
as co-exccutor with Mr. Owsley on the
arrival of the husband In Chicago. aud
that this will precipitate bitter feel
ing and controversy over the disiribn-
tlon Of the estate.
Mrs. Miner appeared more con.
cerned about newspaper men thss
about millions. She jumped of the
train before II came TO a full stop at
the Thirty-first street station of the
Lake Shore. Her face was concealed
by double mourning veil. and when
she saw newspaper men. photog-
raphers and reporters waiting she held
her head down and almost ran to her
waiting carriage. holding her great
brown mum 10 her face.
Finds Crowd Gathered.
Mrs. Miner wore sbogt sealskin
sacque a skirt Of clinging black ma
ter.al. shoes with extremely high heels
and black velvet toque decorated by
a green-w nged bird and a panel OF
scarlet. She was ACCOMPANIED by only
her secretary. Miss Fitzpatrick. the
two women occupying a compartment.
In a closed carriage from the Owsley
stable Mrs. Miner and Miss Fitzpat-
rick we're diyen two blocks to The
Ierkc. brown-st0nc mansion az 320l
Michigan avenue. The plendid resi-
dence. deserted most Of the time for
uine years. had been filed with ser
wants AMI prepared for the return OF
its old-tme mistress
: c-owd of curious persons was
al the Yerkos home. bent on
getting a glimpse of thc famous wom-
in. Mrs. Miner drcw the curtain
md seized the speaking tube when she
.aw the crowd. ordering the coachman
o Drive on--drive on The women
we're then driven direct to Mr.
Knights Office. room titT Of the Mer-
hauts' Loan and Tru-t Builiiug. ls5
adams street NJ knight summoned
Ir Owslev from The latter's Office. on
be- ningth hoor below
Luncheon Brought to Hsr.
No person was allowed - commuu
ate with Mr. Miner during the two
cur conference IA Tie inner office.
was brought into the Office
d trays from a restanrant for Ms.
liner
Al moment when the waiting re-
1rters had adjourned to the lobby BE-
IN. Mrs Miner cleveriy skipped 70
le elevator and descended to the sec
ld floor. A marble staircase leads
ON The bank 10 the second floor