The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-05
BRENNAN BUDGET.
a colony of Gypsi.s En- Route to
Europe from California.

Europe from California.
brenham. Texas, May 4.--The city was
invaded this morning by queer looking
colony OF queerer looking people, score
or more in number, who after purchasing
necessary supplies went into camp In the
eastern part Of the city near the old fair
grounds. The men all wear full boards
and their hair, which appears never to
nave been cut, is done up on top of the
mead in the style affected by women. They
are a mixture of Spanish and Hungarian
Gypsies on their way from California to
Europe. The trip from California has
been overland and the destination of the
colony is Galveston, where they will EN-
bark for the land of their birth. The men
are dressed In what would be pic
turesque fashion We're It not for tho
greasy appearance Of their flowing round-
a-bouts. The shirt is worn outside the
pants and is made of bright colored cloth
They are horse traders by occupation.
Drs. Tom Coke Hairston and John w.
Tottenham returned today from Tulane
university, New Orleans, having finished
the course in medicine there. Each will
enter at once into the active practice OF
their chosen profession.
Hon. d. c. Gddlngs. Jr.. of this city has
arranged with Treasurer c. f. Herbst to
make a copy OF the map OF Washington
county made by Surveyor II. X. Won
Vieberstein showing the course Of
the Brazos river. A glance at it
is sufficient TO show that by maxi
ing three short cuts to connect the
three principal bends the distance that
the river runs in the county could be
shortened from thirty to forty miles. All
three of the cuts would not cover a mile in
length. The map will he forwarded to
Congressman Burleson by Mr.. Giddings
with a request that he take the matter up
with the general government. There Is
talk OF private enterprises taking hold
OF the matter One OF the greatest OBJ
stacles to this. however, is found in the
fact that changing the channel Of the
river VIII change county boundaries and
lines and would lead TO confusion. There
can be no doubt that the shortening OF
these river curves would have very de-
cided tendency toward overcoming the
disastrous overhows that have devastated
this section the past two years and L
would seem that the general government
ought to take hold of the matter
There is on exhibition in Mr. w. ]. Ora
ber's jewelry store window a crudely
stamped gold coin, weight . pennyweight
and l6 grains, little heavier than a $3.50
American coin, that has a history. and Is
claimed to be 1900 years of age. On ona
side of the coin is the Emperor D. n.
Honort-Vspayg, and on the reverse the
Goddess of Victory Victoria a ggg. p.
NJ, Conol" which being Interpreted by
the owner of the coin says that it is
Emperor Honorlus, Flavius Augustus. who
reigned 397-425 and that "Conol" means
coined in Constantinople.
Father Chlumpsky is the owner OF the
coin, who upon reading that Baden Powell
at Mafeking had armed the Kaffirs o.,
South Africa to fight the Beers. and that
they were numbering women, conceived
the idea of putting this coin on exhibition
and contributing its value to the Boer
cause, to be sent along with other con-
tributions
He says the coin was found about TWEEN
ty years ago by a farm hand on the banks
of the river Elbe, in Bohemia, near the
village upper Podcaple, district Prague, on
an old campground along the main route
from Rome to the English colonies.
DR.. Bruins Holland arrived home Thurs
day night from Tulane university, New
Orleans, and will proceed to hang out his
shingle as a fuli-f edged disciple of Esca-
laplus. Out of graduating class of 100
he was one of thirty who made up the
honor roll.
The Farmers club will have a meeting
at Giddings' hall tomorrow afternoon at ?
O'Clock.
Owing to the impossible condition of the
roads the Brennan people who expected
TO attend the annual picnic OF the Bel
vile and Chappell Hill association were
prevented from doing so.
Messrs. T. A. and Bruins Holland, Pier
Day and ]. T. Shelby attended the recital
and musical by Miss Catherine D. Carlisle
at Chappell Hill this evening.
Emily Sledge, aged 60 years, fell dead
in Camptown at $50 O'Clock Thursday
night She had gone to the residence of
JEFF Edwards to see her daughter in law.
who is i'll. Just as she assembled the steps
these inside heard her gasp as If for
b. cath and then fall hcadlong. When they
reached her she was dead.