Premise:
"There's a lot of room for demotion in my department."
Hypothesis: It is a very tough department to work in.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"So you're going to ride out within the hour and be well along before you camp tonight."
Hypothesis: So you're going to ride out within the hour, and if you make it far before nightfall you will ride all the way there tonight?

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"The mourning crowds, though, ignored his last wishes, uttering prayers and Panditji has become immortal. "
Hypothesis: The crowds ignored what he had asked of them.
yes