The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-22
HITCHCOCK WILL
SUCCEED BLISS
Secretary of Interior Wished
to Retire.
NEW MAN AN ALBANIAN
He Was Born in the City of Mobile, and
Was Formerly Connected With
Important Business Inter-
ests of st. Louis, Mo.

Washington, December 2.-The president
today nominated Ethan A. Hitchcock of
Missouri to be secretary of the interior.
E.oW. Johnson of California; be register
of-the land office at st. Marysville, Cal.
Richard Lee Bert of Colorado, consul at
Client, Belgium; Justor Armijado, postmas-
ter at Alberque, New Mexico
Mr.. Hitchcock is at present ambassador
to Russia. He was appointed Minister more
than year ago and when the rank was
raised to an embassy he was reappointed.
Mr. Hitchcock is a business man of St.
Louis and was for some time an extensive
plate glass manufacturer. He is a great
grandson of Ethan Allen, of revolutionary
war fame. His ancestors are from YER
mont but his father moved south and Mr..
Hitchcock was born at Mobile, Ala. He is
brother of Henry Hitchcock, lawyer Of
note.
Senator Proctor, who was at st. Peters
burg during the past summer, says he IS
very popular in the diplomatic corps and
among the acquaintances he has made
abroad
Born In Alabama
st. Louis December 21-Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, present ambassador to Russia
who was today appointed by President Nc
Kinley to succeed Cornelius N Bliss as Sec
rotary of the interior was until his accept
ance of the Russian mission, the head of
the Pittsburg Glass company in st. Louis
Mr.. Hitchcock was born at Mobile, Ala,
siXty-three years ago. He is a great grand
son of Colonel Ethan Allen, the hero of
T1conderoga, a grandson of Samuel Hitch
cock who was prominent in the early his
tnr Of nd of FOL
cock who chief Justice of the supreme
court of Alabama.
Mr.. Hitchcock came to st. Louis in 1851
and engaged in business up to 1860, when at
the urgent request of relatives he left for
China as the represent a tive of important
business interests. Returning to st. Louis
in 1872, Mr.. Hitchcock was up to the time of
his appointment as minister to Russia act
lively engaged in st. Louis in several manu-
featuring and railway corporations which
positions he resigned to accept the portfolio
rendered him by President Mckinley. He
and the pI tsldent became close friends when
Mr.. Mckinley was framing his tariff law
Mr.. Hitchcock was with him frequently in
connection with the making OF the sched-
ules on glass and naturally became intimate
with the then chairman of the ways and
means committee of the house.
1t Was His Wish
Washington, December N-Secretary
Bliss in an interview with the Associated
Press today said:
ut has been understood for some time
that it would be my wish to retire from
public life at the conclusion of the war.
Now that the peace treaty has been signed
my request to be relieved will be complied
with, but / shall await the arrival of my
successor before severing my connection
with the interior department. l have been
in most hearty accord with the president in
his policy through the trying days in which
he sought to avoid war, and while, as COM
aander-in-chief, he was conducting the war
hat came Notwithstanding his effort to
-event. l believe most thoroughly in the
iurse he is now pursuing for maintaining
honor of the country by securing the
It results of a successful war. 1 shall
I've my associates of the cabinet and of
lie department and my many friends in
Washington with great regret, but private
and personal reasons make my retirement
a necessity"