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Show TlVl First Mrs. Elliott Seeking Seek-ing the'Milliong Left to Charity Chicago, Feb. JO. The establishment establish-ment in Chicago of the $2,000,000 "11. C. Elliott Homo Tor Destitute Children," Chil-dren," provided for in the will of a wealthy Aliskan gold hunter, but hedged by peculiar legal provisions, is threatened with still further obstacles. ob-stacles. The will, in which the second wlfo of the testator and the proposed home for children are the principal beneficiaries benefic-iaries was Mod for, probate yester-day. yester-day. At once a suit to restrain the probating of the testament was filed by Catherine M. Elliott, first wife of Elliott, whom he divorced. Elliott was killl in Alaska last December De-cember by an avalanche near whore he had been a gold hunter since 197. A trust company was made executor for the estate. The income was to be paid to his wife, Grace Van Worm-er Worm-er Elliott, with the exception of bequests be-quests to his son, H. C. Elliott, Jr., a sister. Ella Louise, and a brother, A. J. Elliott. If at any time the estate reached a value of ?2,000,0fi0 that amount was to be used In tho construction con-struction of the children's home bearing bear-ing Elliott's name. The first wife bases here attack on a grubstake agreement before Elliott went to Alaska. She declares she provided pro-vided Elliott with $Diu to enter tho ?o(H field in 1S97, and that she holds an agreement signed by her and her husband which provides for an equal division of the proceeds from the mining venture. When Elliott returned return-ed from Alaska In 1002, after making his lucky strike, he divorced hl.i first wife. |