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Show WILL HAVE HARD WEEK. Soldiers at Fort Itiley Will Have No Time to Tlay tho Coming 1 Six Weeks. Fort niley, Kan, Sept : Absolute oulet, as far as the army maneuvers were concerned, prevailed at Camp Iloot today. The troops were not called upon lo perform any work bejond that of the ordinary ramp routine, but at 6 o clock tomorrow morning will open a strenuous week for all arms of the serv Ice. The maneuvers for Monday are vaguely described by den. IWtcs as n 'piollem of contnct.of opposing forces of all arms" which Includes a possibility possi-bility nf anHhlng between baseball an 1 a general massacre The exact natuie of the problem to he solved Is known only lo the military umpires mil tn Gen Hates and will not be dlvulcel until the troops have marched out In the mornlne The commanders will then be Informed of the nature of tho task ahead of them. The Hiowns, however, how-ever, will be In the mlnorlt an usual, and the Illurs will have the 1 irger foice In the field This Is by actuil count. Reinforced by the Imagination the Jlrowns will be of an equal strenslh. Hie weather Is now beautiful and the roads, which l,ist week were trails of mu I. are now dr and In good shipe for in irchlng. There ar now but few men In Ihe hospital, nearl all of those whose Illness was due to rain-soaked clothing and bedding hiving recovered recov-ered The officers of the national gunrd are coming l rapldlv. and by Tuesdav morning, when the Kansas mllltla will have arrived, It Is estimated that fullj I0O onicers, besides thoie of the Kansas Kan-sas guard, ' 1 be on the giound. Po far thero t it one captain among tho nitlonal o' id olllcers, the others being Colonels oi Generals. The hopelessly out-ranked Ciptnln comes from New-York, New-York, while tho Colonels nnd tienernla bdong eveijwhere from Callfoinli o Ilhndo Island and from Wisconsin to Texns (len. l'unston arrived In camp thin afternoon coming s tho guest of (len Hates He came In an unoinclai capacity and will lcmnln for a few ilu)s to witness the mareiivcrt. |