Saale 24 miles south of Weimar

It has manufac tures of sewing-machines, etc. It contains the ruined Sorbenburg. On Oct. 10, 1806, a battle occurred in its vicinity between the French and the Pru ians, in which the latter were defeated and Prince Ludwig of Pru ia was slain. Population (1890), 9,801. Saalfeld. A former duchy of Germany, founded in 1680 by Johann Ernst, youngest son of Duke Ernst the Pious of Gotha, and annexed to Saxe Me in in gen in 1826. Saane (zä'ne), F. Sarine (sä-rēn'). A river in the cantons of Bern, Vaud, and Fribourg, Switzerland. It rises on the border of Bern and Valais, and joins the Aare 10 miles west by north of Bern. Length, 78 miles. Saanen (zä'nen). A former division of Switzerland, in the upper valley of the Saane, now divided between Bern and Vaud (the pays d'enhaut). in the Rhine Province, Pru ia, situated on the Saar 38 miles south-southeast of Treves. It is the center of an important and extensive coal-mining district, and has considerable manufactures. In its vicinity occurred a skirmish, the first action of the Franco-German war, Aug. 2, 1870. Its result was favorable to the French, and it was represented by Napoleon III. as an important victory. Population (1890), 13,812, Saarburg (zär börg), F. Sarrebourg (särbör'). A town in Lorraine, Alsace-Lorraine, situated on the Saar 35 miles west-northwest of Strasburg. It has a ruined castle. Population (1890), 5,445. Saardam. See Zaandam . Saargemünd (zär'ge-münt), F. Sarreguemines (särg-men'). A town in Lorraine, Alsace-Lorraine, situated at the junction of the Blies with the Saar, 40 miles east of Metz. It has important manufactures of porcelain, earthenware, faience, majolica, plush, and velvet. Population (1890), 13,076. Saarlouis (zär-lö'i), F. Sarrelouis (sär-lö-ē'). A town in the Rhine Province, Pru ia, situated on the Saar 31 miles south by east of Treves. It is an industrial and commercial center, and one of the strongest border fortre es of Pru ia. It was founded by Vauban in 1681; granted to France in 1697; and ceded to Pru ia in 1815. It was the birthplace of Ney. Popula tion (1890), 6,844. Saasgrat. See Mischabelhörner . Saasthal (säs'täl). An Alpine valley in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, south-southwest of Brieg: traversed by the Saaser Visp. Saati (sä'te). A height west of Ma owah, eastern Africa, occupied by the Italians in 1885 as a military post. Saavedra (sä-ä-vā'Thrä), Angel de, Duke of Rivas. Born at Cordova, Spain, March 1, 1791: died at Madrid, 1865. A Spanish poet, politician, and diplomatist. He was twice exiled. Among his works are the tragedies "Lanuza" and "Don Alvaro (1835), the epic "Florinda," the narrative poem "El moro expósito" (1834), etc. Saavedra, Cervantes. See Cervantes . Saavedra y Faxardo (ē fä-Här'dō), Diego. Born in the province of Murcia, Spain, May 6, 1584: died at Madrid, Aug. 24, 1648. A Spanish diplomatist and author. His chief works are "Empresas politic as" (1640) and "República literaria" (1655). Saaz (zäts), Bohem. Žatec (zhä'tets). A town in northwestern Bohemia, situated on the Eger 43 miles northwest of Prague: the center of an important hop-growing district. It was formerly a Hu ite stronghold. Population (1890), 13,234. Saba (sab a), or Sabea (sa-be'). A former kingdom in Yemen, southwestern Arabia: also its chief city. See Sheba . Saba (sä bä). A small island in the Le er Antilles, West Indies, situated northwest of St. Christopher's, in lat. 17° 39′ N., long. 63° 15′ W. It belongs to the Dutch. Population (1890), 1,883. Sabaco (sab'a-kō), or Shabaka (shä bä-kä). The first of the recognized monarchs of the 25th or Ethiopian dynasty of Manetho: a native of Akesh, in Kush or Ethiopia. He is mentioned by Hero dot us. He retired from Egypt in consequence of a dream. The death of an Apis at the Serapeum is recorded in the second year of his reign, and his name is found on the monuments of Karnak. He concluded a treaty with one of the A yrian monarchs, and the seal which was attached to it was found in the archives of Kuyunjik, the ancient Nineveh. His reign is supposed to have lasted eight years. Birch . Hero dot us mentions only one Sabaco, but the monuments and Manetho notice two, the Sabakón and Sebichós (Sevêchos) of Manetho, called Shebek in the hieroglyphics. One of these is the same as So (Savá), the contemporary of Hosea, King of Israel, who is said (in 2 Kings xvii. 4) to have made a treaty with the King of Egypt, and to have refused the annual tribute to Shalmaneser, King of As syria. Rawlinson, Herod., II. 216, Saar (zär), F. Sarre (sär). [L. Saravus or Sarra.] A river in Alsace-Lorraine and the Sabah. Same as British North Borneo. Rhine Province, which joins the Moselle 5 miles Sabako. See Sabaco . southwest of Treves. In its basin is on one of the chief Sabanilla. See Savanilla . coal-fields of Ger nany. Length, 130-140 miles. It is Sabará (sä-bä-rä'). A town in the state of navigable from Saargemünd to its mouth. Saarbrücken (zär'brük-en), or Saarbrück (zär'brük), F. Sarrebruck (sär-brük'). A city Minas Geraes, Brazil, situated on the Rio das Velhas, about lat. 19° 54′ S., long. 44° 21′ W. Population, about 8,000. Sabazius (sa-bā'zhi-us). A Phrygian god of nature, by the Greeks partially identified with Zeus and with Dionysus. His worship, which was orgiastic, was closely connected with that of Cybele and Attis. It was introduced into Rome, and flourished throughout Italy, especially in the latest pagan times. His symbol was the snake. Sabbat a i-Zevi (säb-bä-tī'ze-vē'). Born in Smyrna (Asia Minor), 1626: died 1676. A Hebrew impostor. When 20 years old he proclaimed himself the Me iah, and, favored by the mystical tendencies of the time and the oppre ion under which the Jews were suffering, obtained a great following among the Eastern Jews, notwithstanding the opposition and anathemas of the most rabbis. When arrived with his followers in