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ed burning to death attempting to re-enter the building. He said he stumbled over a dozen uncon scious persons lying just inside the street door. H. T. Conner of Ellinwood, Neb., who was asleep in a room f on the second floor, was awaken ed by a woman's scream. He found the" hallway choked with men and women. He rushed to -the rear, and found a window near a fire escape. He made his way to the street unhurt. Con ner says it was impossible for any persons in the hall to have es caped. Many of the rescued persons declared doors weer locked, and v the fire escapes were inadequate, resulting in the penning of the guests in the halls. Late this afternoon, while the fire was still smoldering, firemen began searching the debris for bodies. Police were forced to battle with the crowd which gath ered around the hotel, fearing relatives had perished. The hotel register was destroy ed. Some of the dead will never be identified. Police say that some of the persons who escaped have gone to their homes. Many women wene taken to stores when rescued, and later disappeared. The hotel at various times ac commodated guests who remain ed for but One night', and sought to avoid publicity. o o During the last eight months Japanese have been coming into the U. S. at the rate of 800 per month. NEW WITNESS IN PLOT AGAINST LABOR New York, Feb. 28. New witnesses were taken before the district attorney today and back ed up Harry Wagner's story of how the four clothing manufac turing contractors now in the Tombs hired him to "get" Abra ham Steinberg, business agent of the Buttonhole Workers' Union. Officials of that union said to day that when the full details of the plot to murder Steinberg were known that plot would be reveal ed as one of the most hideou in history. They say that the manufactur ers first planned to get Steinberg months ago, and that the murder only was delayed for lack of an available tool, who afterward, ap peared in the person of Wagner, whom the contractors had in their power. Long before the present gar ment workers' strike was called Steinberg was the object of the manufacturers' hatred. They blamed him for the activity of fac tory inspectors, who forced them to make radical improvements. Boston, Feb. 28. Nine thou sand dress and shirtwaist work ers mostly women and girls went on strike today. They were called out by Pres. Rosenberg and Vice Pres. Mitchell of the In ternational Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. o o Michael Hargarden, bartender, 31 12 Prairie av., found dead in his room. Gas.