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Show MERE BOY TRIES ASSASSINATION Fifteen-Year Old Lad Shoots Officer. Seriously Wounds the Governor Gov-ernor at Viborg, Fin-laud. Fin-laud. Fires Three Times at the Official, One Bullet Inflicting Serious Wound. VIBORG, Finland. March 20.-Go v. Mlnsodoff wns shot and seriously wounded today hy n boy. Tho nosassln, who is about 15 years old, obtained an entrance to tho Governor's offlco and fired thrco times nt him, ono bullet Inflicting a serious wound and the othor.s slightly wounding tho Governor In the legs. The Governor's clerks and secretary wcro unable un-able to slop tho would-bo assassin, who reached tho street, where, however, he was arrested without a struggle. The Governor's condition Is critical. Assassin Identified. Tho youth who shot tho Governor has been Identified ns Mulli Iljnlmar Rclnlke, who ndmlts that ho Is a revolutionist. Me halls from Kurlkke parish In tho northwestern north-western pnrt of Finland, but recently has been living In Stockholm to avoid arrest ar-rest on account of his known revolutionary revolution-ary Ideas. Ho returned four days ago lo Finland by wny of Tornea nnd spent three days In Viborg, but declines to reveal re-veal his slopping place. Governor Was a Target. Gov. Mlasoredoff has been most energetic ener-getic In tho RiiRslflcntlon of Finland, and memorials have been sent to the estates petitioning his removal on account ac-count of his alleged Illegal methods and tho general condition in his province, which were pronounced to ho intolerable. |