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 The Court of Appeals of Kentucky. with Virginia made by the General Govern ment in 1789, concurrent jurisdiction over the Ohio river. Judge White holds that this concurrent jurisdiction is legislative, simply, i. e., for the purpose of regulating the use of the stream, or the erection of bridges, etc., and that as the low water mark on the north shore is the acknowledged boundary line between Kentucky and Indiana, the process of the

Indiana Courts could not run into Ken tucky territory. He therefore held in a suit upon an Indi ana default judg ment that the judg ment was void for want of jurisdiction in the Indiana Court. His conclusions are supported by able reasoning and an ex tended discussion of authorities, and the curred opinion inwasbyс оthe nwhole Court. The Attorney Gen eral of the State of Indiana, recognizing the importance of the case, has recent A. R. ly obtained leave to file a petition for rehearing in the case. At the present writ ing this petition has not been disposed of. The case will in all probability go to the Su preme Court of the United States, and its decision will be awaited with great interest.

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went before the people with the prestige of twenty-five years of honorable service on the bench. An election under such circumstances is in itself a great tribute to any man, but the high character of Judge Burnam as a man and as a lawyer, and his honored family con nection made him worthy of the confidence reposed in him by the people. He was born in Richmond, October Kentucky, ID, 1846. His father, Hon. Curtis F. Burnam, is still living, one of the courtliest and most accomplished men in the entire country. The ster ling qualities of the father have been transmitted to the son, who by his vigor of mind and integ rity of purpose has taken high rank among the Judges of the State. He was admitted to the bar in 1869, and soon became as sociated with his father in the prac tice. Their part BURNAM. nership continued elevated to the bench. until Before thehisson election was

in 1896, he had never held judicial position, but he had been honored by his people in many ways, and in 1889, President Harrison had made him Collector of Internal Revenue for his district. A. R. BURN AM. In all the relations of life, he has acquitted himself with credit and since taking his seat In November, 1896, Anthony Rollins Buron the bench in January, 1897, he has added nam was elected Judge of the Court of Ap much to the reputation of the Court. His peals for a term of eight years, over the opinions are terse, pointed and logical. strongest candidate that could have opposed hira, Chief Justice William S. Pryor, who