Schuyler (MONTGOMERY American diplomat)
MONTGOMERY, American diplomat, born at Stamford, Conn., in 1877. He graduated from Columbia University in 1899 and took postgraduate studies at that university. He was appointed second secretary of the American Embassy at Petrograd in 1902, and in 1904 served as secretary of legation and consul-general at Bangkok, Siam. He served as chargé and first secretary to Rumania, Servia, Russia, Japan, and Mexico. In 1913 he was appointed minister to Ecuador. In 1914-15 he served as special agent of the United States to Russia. In 1918 he was commissioned a captain in the Officers' Reserve Corps, and served in the Ordnance Department. In 1918-19 he was chief intelligence officer in Siberia. In 1919 he was discharged with the rank of major. He was a member of many historical societies and contributed articles on Oriental and literary subjects to various periodicals.
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Schuyler (PHILIP an American military)
PHILIP, an American military officer; born in Albany, N. Y., in November, 1733. He served in the war French and Indians in 1756. In June, 1775, he was commissioned commander of an army in New York with the rank of Major-General . He was about to move the army into Canada, but he was taken sick, and was succeeded in September by General Montgomery . He was appointed delegate to the Continental Congress later in the same year, and was again a delegate in 1777. In the latter year also he commanded the Continental forces against General Burgoyne, but was superseded by General Gates, ir consequence of the jealousy with which Congress regarded him . His conduct was vindicated by a court of inquiry. Later he rendered important services in military affairs, but he declined to take command of an army. He was a member of the Congress in 1778, and while holding that post resigned from the army in 1779, remaining in Congress till 1781. He was Federalist United States Senator from New York in 1789-1791, and was again elected a Senator, in place of Aaron Burr, in 1797. One of his daughters was the wife of Alexander Hamilton . He died in Albany, Nov. 18, 1804. S-Cyc Vol 8
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Schuyler Lake
a small lake in Otsego co., N. Y. Its outlet is the Susquehanna river. It is about 8 miles N. W. of Cooperstown and is 24 miles S. E. of Utica; length 5 miles.
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Schuylkill
a river of Pennsylvania, which rises in the N. side of the Blue Mountains, runs S. E., passes through the confines of Philadelphia, and unites with the Delaware 5 miles below that city. It is 120 miles long.
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Schuylkill Haven
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill co., on the Schuyļkill river, and on the Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia and Reading, and the Lehigh Valley railroads. Its industries include car shops, underwear and shoe factories, rolling mills, and pip mills. Pop. (1910) 4,747; (1920) 5,437.
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Schwan
THEODORE, an American soldier, born at Hanover, Germany, in 1841. He was educated in Germany and removed to the United States in 1857. He served during the Civil War, rising to the rank of 1st lieutenant. At the close of the war he enlisted in the Regular Army and was appointed captain. He was promoted to various grades, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1895, and brigadier-general of volunteers in 1898. In the following year he was honorably discharged from the volunteer service, and in 1901 was appointed brigadier-general in the United States Army. After 40 years of service he retired at his own request in 1909. He was awarded a medal of honor for distinguished service in the Civil War. During the Spanish- American War, he commanded the 1st Division of the 9th Army Corps, and was chief of staff of the Division of Porto Rico. He saw service also in military expeditions in the Philippines. In 1916 he was promoted to be major-general in the United States Army.
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Schwartz
BERTHOLD, a monk of the order of Cordeliers, at the end of the 13th century, was a native of Freiburg, in Germany, and an able chemist. It is said that as he was making some experiments with niter he was led to his invention of gunpowder, which was first applied to warlike purposes by the Venetians in 1300. There is, however, much discrepancy in the accounts of this discovery; and it is certain that Roger Bacon, who died in 1292, was acquainted with an inflammable composition similar to gunpowder, the knowledge of which the Europeans appear to have derived from the Orientals.
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Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
a former German principality, now part of the Republic of Thuringia in the German Republic, situated between Prussian Saxony, the Saxon duchies, and the principality of Reuss. It lies on the N. side of the Thuringian Forest, and has an area of 362 square miles. The surface is rugged, and the soil by no means fertile. The most important crop is flax, the culture of which is almost universal. A great part of the land is devoted to pasture, and great numbers of cattle are reared. The minerals include brown coal. iron, slate, and salt. The principal SCHWARZBURG-SONDERSHAUSEN 287 manufactures are glass and porcelain. Napoleon, he took up a position at Pul- Lutherans. tusk and remained inactive. In the fol- The inhabitants are mostly The capital is Rudolstadt. Pop. about 100,000.
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Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
a former German principality on the N. side of the Thuringian For Forest, between the territories of Prussian Saxony and a part of the Saxon duchies, since 1919 the the Republic of Thuringia, a state in miles. German Republic; area, 333 square -Ru- It is more fertile than Schwarzburg dolstadt, producing corn for export. One is of the principal sources of revenue derived from the forests, which furnish is extensiveexcellent timber. Flax also ly cultivated, and great numbers of cattle, sheep, and swine are reared. The importance is only manufacture of any porcelain. The inhabitants are almost all Lutherans. The capital is Sondershausen. Pop. about 90,000.
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Schweidnitz
a town of Prussia, in Silesia, on a height above the Weistritz, 29 miles S. W. of Breslau. Its manufactures include machinery, wool- , carens, linens, furniture, earthenware riages, gloves, beer, and spirits. It was the made a regular fortress by Frederick Great, and figured much during his wars. During its last siege, in 1807, it was taken in 36 days by the French and its outworks were dismantled. Its fortifiabout 35,000. an ancient and
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