The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-02
DIPLOMACY REQUIRED.
Democratic Factions In the County In a
Mo0d to Make Trouble. :
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS LOCKED UP
DR.. Eicy's Enterprise OH Paper
Captain Phelps Dead-Contractors
View ihc Jail Local Teams Play
hail-A"rriage I'm tho Country
Personnl Notes.

Suffolk, Va, Sept. 1.-(SpeclaD-The
county Democratic Executive Commit
tee Will meet Saturday. Then it will
ne that the method Of naming the next
man to represent Nansemond in Vir-
sinia's General Assembly will be de.
cided ca.
n is where the light comes on.
l. VIII be in Sleepy Hole district, where
the most trouble will be found in ar
irving at a satisfactory way to name
oeiegates to o. county convention. 1t
may as well be understood right now
mat the proposition to have n primary
VIII not receive serious constellation at
the hands Of the Executive Committee.
Down In Sleepy Hole there are fac
tons. one OF which, the larger, wants
10 nave delegates named at a district
mass meeting, while the other, a rela-
lively small one, will ask that each
precinct be allowed to select its own
representatives to the county couvcn-
tlon. ll the former case Candidate
frank w. Arthur would likely get 4
solid delegation from his own district.
But If Yeates Precinct be allowed to
send delegates Of its choice Captain
Arthur will be ~antagonized by some OF
his home people. For 1t was there that
Arthur made enemies by his prominent
part In the Rabey-Jordan contested
election case. To adjust the matter har-
moniously the Executive Committee will
have to be diplomatic-very diplomatic.
MADE "a GOOD HAUL.
The town and county authorities made
q haul to-day which may be instrument
tai In bringing to justice the pcrpetra-
tors of a big store burglary. Five white
men Were taken in over at HURTS
Springs. a resort which they were mono-
policing as u sort OF rendezvous. The
arrests were made by Sergeant John w.
Ames, TT, and Deputies Robert Il. Nor
fleet and T. +. Deberry. The whole lay
out was taken to the station-nouse and
locked III. They are held on the cha rye
OF being Migrants and suspicious char
acters.
The men were selling shoes and sell
Ing them cheap. They were new and OF
assorted k~nds.and were probably stolen.
The men had made several sales among
sailors at the wharf and others. One
o. the alleged Migrants says HI Is an
Enslishman. All are Dung, one about
IS years old.
GOOD THING WHEN IT COMES.
There is a new enterprise talked OF
Tor CORTLAND. If what DIR. Lamb Eley
says Is SO it will he an industry fan
feachklg In It's influence and or cnor-
nous benefit to the farmers. II Is n bIr
peanut factory, which DR.. lIley saws
VIII control the farmers output and
SHUT out the operations of what he
terms peanut ring. But DR.. Eley has
spent several years in the asylum ut
Williamsburg and his ak may be color
ed n little.
DR.. Eley lives at CORTLAND. lie was
In suffolk to-day with n legal looking
paper asking people to subscribe money
most any amount from s25 up. But
despite the fact he assured capltalists Of
guaranteed success of the ENTERPRISE. he
was trying to promote and told them
they would soon be rich. there was M
rush to take stock. The last time I
saw DR.. Dley he was still talking pea
nuts, but not n person had subscribed.
DR.. Eley says he is backed by a
Pennsylvania capitalist worth So 600. 900
and some OF the rich people around
Courtlard are with him. lie wants to
get his factory In operation in time
to handle the fall crop. But If he has
no better success elsewhere thar In
SUFFOLK 1t is doubtful II the foundation
Will then be laid.
CAPTAIN PHELPS DEAD
Captain Sam Phelps died ut 12:59
o'clock this afternoon at lis Main street.
over what is known ns NO. 10" store,
Captatl Phelps had been suffering with
rheumatism for about two years, be-
Ing "a helpless invalid. Yesterday the
swelling subsidized and death came with
out pain.
Captain Phelps came to Suffolk about
ten years ago from Maryland. and has
been master Of several Nansemond river
boats. Afterwards he was employed by
Wills j. Lee In the oyster business.
He was on industrious ,nurl. Fe leaves
a wife. who is q daughter of Captain
George Matthews, and two small chill
dren. Captain Phelps was So years old.