Career Howard C. Hillegas

president paul kruger of south african republic @ inauguration in 1898

in 1895 hillegas began employment writer new york world , sent south africa cover hostilities between brits , boers. hillegas first journalist report fighting between britain , boers had started in second boer war.

after return united states authored several books south african wars, including oom paul s people , boer forces. hillegas recounts interview south african republic president paul kruger in book oom paul s people. while in county, hillegas developed friendly relationship south african republic statesmen. postmastergeneral van alpen, commissioner of mines p. kroebler, commissioner of war j. j. smidt, justice of peace dillingham, , former commandant-general stephanne schoeman attended meeting between hillegas , president. according murat halstead in briton , boer in south africa, hillegas holds boers nation, , pages full of highly colored partiality cause . article written hillegas president kruger appeared in december 1900 issue of outing magazine.

in may 1901, new york times reported hillegas s book boers in war, published boer forces in britain, suppressed british authorities.

in 1901, after returning traveling abroad, hillegas worked saratoga sun in saratoga springs, new york editor , publisher. additionally, hillegas worked on staff of world, evening world, , new york herald. during time @ new york herald, held positions city editor , editorial writer.

hillegas resigned new york herald in september 1917 , began employment @ hotel reporter associate editor.